Foil laminate credit card and method of producing foil laminate credit card with double-sided printing

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-surfaced foil laminate comprising an improved credit card and identification card having printed indicia visible on both sides through a clear plastic over-laminating film, the foil laminate comprising two printed surfaces, both surfaces printed by conventional lithography offset halftone printing. Alternative embodiments comprise a foil laminate with a printed metal foil outside surface and a printed plastic film outside surface and a foil laminate with two printed foil outside surfaces.

1. A multi-surfaced foil laminate having printed indicia visible on both sides through a clear plastic over-laminating film, said indicia printed in at least one color on the outer visible surfaces of said laminate, said printed indicia by lithography offset 133 to 300 line screen halftone printing wherein spray powder coated on the printed surfaces helps dry the printing inks, provides space for drying, wherein said multi surfaced foil laminate comprises two printed surfaces exteriorly visible through an exterior transparent plastic film, one printed surface comprising a printed plastic film sheet substrate and a second printed surface comprising metal foil adhering to a plastic film sheet substrate, said metal foil printed on the non-adherent side and serving an outside printed surface, said surfaces providing identifying indicia through said exterior transparent plastic film, said plastic film sheet substrate and said exterior transparent plastic film comprising PVC, said metal foil selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gold, silver and bronze, said multi-surfaced foil laminate severed into predetermined segments. 
   
   
     2. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said two printed surfaces comprise two layers of said laminate, a first layer comprising a printed plastic film sheet film providing identifying indicia through an exterior transparent plastic film, said printed plastic film sheet substrate comprising PVC, a second layer comprising a printed metal foil adhering to a plastic film sheet substrate providing identifying indicia through said transparent plastic film. 
   
   
     3. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said two printed surfaces individually comprise two layers of said laminate, said two layers individually comprising a printed metal foil adhering to a plastic film substrate providing identifying indicia through said transparent plastic film. 
   
   
     4. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said two printed surfaces comprise a laminate comprising a printed metal foil adhering to a first side of a plastic film substrate, said plastic film substrate printed with identifying indicia on a second side of said plastic film substrate, providing said identifying indicia through said transparent plastic film. 
   
   
     5. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said metal foil is aluminum. 
   
   
     6. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said identifying indicia further comprises identifying information means located on said laminate. 
   
   
     7. The multi-surfaced foil laminate as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said identifying information means is a magnetic tape which is attached to said laminate on a surface providing identifying indicia through an exterior transparent plastic film. 
   
   
     8. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said multi-surfaced foil laminate is severed into predetermined segments to serve as credit cards, gift cards, and identification cards, each segment having printing located on each outer side. 
   
   
     9. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said metal foil is of an overall thickness of about 0.05 to 1.50 mm. 
   
   
     10. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said plastic film sheets substrates are of a thickness within the range of from 8 to 28 mil. 
   
   
     11. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said exterior transparent plastic film is clear PVC film of a thickness within the range of from 1.5 to 2.5 mil. 
   
   
     12. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein said printed indicia is by lithography offset 175 line screen halftone printing. 
   
   
     13. The multi-surfaced foil laminate of  claim 1  wherein laminating step has a dwell time of from 6 to 8 minutes under pressure of 800 to 1500 p.s.i. 
   
   
     14. A multi-layered foil laminate comprising a foil laminate having two printed surfaces visible on both sides through a clear plastic over laminating film, said printed surfaces in at least one color on the outer visible surfaces of said laminate, said printed surfaces comprising a first plastic surface comprising a plastic film material, said printed surfaces comprising a metal foil as a second surface, said printed surfaces by lithography offset halftone printing, said clear plastic over-laminating film and said plastic film material comprising PVC and said metal foil comprising aluminum, said multi-layered foil laminate severed into predetermined segments, said metal foil adhered to said first plastic film by an adhesive.